Inside the Ivy: Professors resign over sexual misconduct allegations

Harvard Medical School professor Harvey J. Makadon has resigned from his positon after being accused of sexual misconduct.

The Harvard Crimsonreports, “Makadon, who had taught at the Medical School for decades, was accused of misconduct by several men, including World Bank health policy strategist Armin Fidler. Fidler claims that Makadon made unwanted advances toward him in 1990, while Fidler was a student at the Harvard School of Public Health, The Boston Globe reported Monday. He wrote to Harvard to report the alleged misconduct in November.”

Makadon denied the allegations in an interview this week.

…And so does a Columbia professor

Columbia photography professor Thomas Roma left his position this week amid sexual assault allegations from five women.

The Columbia Daily Spectatorreports, “The accusers are all former students of Roma’s. They told The New York Times that Roma, who has been the director of the photography program at the School of the Arts since 1996, made inappropriate advances toward them while he was their professor.”

Roma’s lawyer says the professor has denied all allegations against him and he’s cooperated with university investigators.

Tweet of the Week:

Are you looking for digital journalism training and experience? Are you a journalism major who wants to take your career to the next level? CMN’s Digital Journalism course gives you real-time experience, intense feedback on your writing, exposure to journalism influencers and mentors, and a great place to display your work. You can get academic credit too. Check out the Digital Journalism Course here.

Natalia is a recent graduate of George Mason University where she studied Communication (Journalism concentration) and Global Affairs (Environment concentration) in Fairfax, Virginia. She's looking to enter the media field as a writer and combine her passion of journalism and the environment.